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Article: Satellite TV Takes `Must Carry' To Appeals Court.
- Article from:
- Satellite Today
- Article date:
- October 1, 2001
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Satellite TV companies are trying to convince an appeals court that they should not have to abide by "must carry" rules that its cable TV brethren must adhere to. A lower court ruled against the satellite TV plaintiffs, concluding that they were required to comply with rules mandating that they carry all local TV channels in a particular market if they carry any channel.
The satellite TV industry is hoping the higher court will agree with it and find the must carry rules "unconstitutional" on free speech grounds. The two main players, DirecTv Inc. [GMH] and EchoStar Communications Corp. [DISH], argue that they have limited channel capacity and cannot offer ...